Face shield



Patented ov.4 28, `1944 George H. Schauweker. Southbridge, Mass.,assignor to American Optical CompanyfSouthbridge,Mass., a voluntaryassociation of Mas- -sachusetts Application December 23, 1942, SerialNo.' 469,917

Claims;v (Cl. 2 9) 'I'his invention'relates to improvements in faceshield means and has particular reference to novel means for supportingsaid shield means in position of use.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide novel noseand brow shield means adapted to be attached` to and supported inposition of use by spectacle type goggles.

Another object of the invention is to provide` a shield of this naturehaving portions adapted to lie between the face of the wearer and thepor tions of the goggle that tend to contact the face. Another object ofthe invention is to provide novel means whereby a shield of this naturemay be quickly and'easily attached to a goggle frame.

Another object of the invention ls to provide a nose and brow shieldthat is simple and economical to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention v will become apparentfrom the followingdescrip.

tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, and it will beapparent that many changes may be made in thedetails of constructionVand arrangement of parts shown and described Without departing from thespirit of the invention as expressed in the accompanying claims. Itherefore do not wish to be limited to the exact details as thepreferred form only has been shown by way of illustration.

Referring to the drawing: f

Fig. 1 shows a front view ofthe nose and brow protector attached` to aspectacle goggle.

Fig. `2shows the nose and brow protector in its blanked out form and`before folding and stitching. I

Fig; 3 is a sectional view of the nose and brow protector as taken online 3-3 of Fig. 1, Iand shown in position with a profile view of aface.

In the past, Vseveral different types of nose shields have been made forthe particular purpose of protecting the nose from the rays of the sun.These shields were generally made ofa rigid plastic material and wereplvotally'connected to the spectacle or sunglass by means of metal hookswhich were adapted to be hooked over the bridge of the spectacle. Othertypes were provided with integral connection means which were formed onthe outer edges of the shield and were adapted to snap over the bridgeand adjacent rim portion of a spectacle.

v While devices ofV this nature served the purpose lfor which they wereintended, it will be seen that they would not bei practical if used witha goggle such as worn by a furnace worker or the'like, as they would notprovide heat insulation between the goggle and the face.

Other devices have been made to insulate that portion of the nose thatis contacted by the bridge Vmember of a goggle. These devices are in theform of leather Vstraps which are adapted to be wound about-the bridgeof a goggle.v It may be seen that with constructions of thisnature thatavery small portion of the nose would be protected.

It is'therefore the prime object ol?4 this invention to provide simpleand eicient means for protecting the predominant parts of the nose andbrow from' reflected heat and also to insulate the face from contactwith the bridge and adjacent portions of a metal goggle, spectacle orother type of ophthalmic mounting which might become heated during use.

Referring more particularly to the drawing wherein like characters ofreference designate the parts through the several viewsi, the deviceembodying the invention as shown in Figs. l to 3 inclusive comprisesbroadly shield means which is preferably formed of sheet-like ilexiblematerial such as leather, asbestos or other heat retarding material. Theshield is preferably'blanked or otherwise cut to the contour shapedesired from a larger sheet of material and, as shown in Fig. 2,comprises a nose shield portion 5 dimensioned to iit over and cover themajor portion of the nose of the average individual. The nose shieldportion 5 adjacent the top thereof is pro-- flared portions 9, whichduring use, is adapted to form a brow shield for the wearer. `Theportion I0, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, isprovided with anintermediate fold I I which causes the remainlng parts of the portion I0to overlie each other with the tongue 8 overlying the nose shield 5. Thefolded portion III is provided with suitable transverse stitchings I2which retain the parts in folded position. When in position of use, thenose shield portion 511s locatedl beneath the bridge I3 f -.of thespectacle type goggle and the brace bar I4 whereby the `shield means isretained in position of use and is readily detachable for replacement byanother similar'shield when the` immediate shield hasperformed theextent of its usefulness.

The particular type of goggle with which this type shield is used has apair of lens rims I5 con-v nected 4bythe brace bar Il and bridge memberI3. Suitable lenses I6 are retained in the lens rims by separableendpieces I1 formed on the lens rims I5 in the conventional manner.'I'he endpiece' members I .'I are secured together by a screw or thelike 'I8 and also carry a pivot screw I9 to which the conventionaltemples attached.

Itis particularly pointed out that the shield member thus formed,particularly the part thereof lying beneath the bridge I3 and brace barI4 not only provides means for protecting the wearer against heatradiation but also forms cushion means for increased comfort. The aredportions `9 are adapted to fltabout the bridge of the nose and extenddownwardly over the sides of the nose to provide heat insulating meansbetween the nose and the adjacent portions of the bridge and rims of thegoggle and also to function as cushioning means which adds to thecomfort of the wearer.

The nose shield portion is sov dimensioned as to overlie the maior partof the nose and has its side edges 2| tapered so that when the shield istted about the nose the said edges 2| will lle in adjacent relation tothe cheeks at the sides of the nose thereby affording full protectionfor the nose. .This portion of the shield also provides insulation meansbetween the goggle and the face and is of extreme importance when thesupporting parts of the goggle are formed of metal or other heatconducting material. The end of the tongue 8 has side portions 22converging towards each other to. provide ease of insertion of thetongue in the respective loops 'I.

When in position of use and by reason of the fact that the bridge I3 andbrace bar I4 are vspaced relative to each other with the shield meanshaving portions tting about the opposed sides of said bridge and bracebar, the said shield means is normally held in substantial position ofuse with respect to the spectacle or goggle, that l is, there will belittle tendency of the shield moving from its desired vertical positionwith respect to the -plane of the lenses. With the construction setforth herein there will be no tendency for the shield to rotate aboutthe bridge or bar as a center even though the upper brow portion I0 andnoseshl'eld portion 5 may be. lifted clear of the -face, as desired,during use.

It is pointed out that although the spectacle or V'fgoggle describedherein is of the type which has "j both a bridge and brace bar, it isobvious that l' the shield means could be used with a spectacle `havingonly the brace bar joining the lens rims bridge member joining the lensorwith only a rims.

lSetting up the limits of the width with respect to the lenses, the browportion I 0, as shown in Fig. l, when in position of use, extends in asideways direction at least an amount suillcient to position the `endsthereof substantially midway of the lenses and aiords full protectionfor the face throughout the length of the brace` bar and the adjacentportions of the rims which might contact the face. The shielding means,in this particular instance which aiords such protection, is best Ashownby the dash lines 23 in Fig. l which are illustrated as underlining therims.

With the arrangement set vforth above the bridge, brace bar and adjacentportions of the rims are completely insulated from the face by the'underlying portions of the shield means with the said shield meanssimultaneously functioning toprotect the wearer from radiated heat.

are pivotally From the foregoing description, it will be seen thatsimple, emcient and economica1 means have been provided foraccomplishing all the objects `and advantages of the invention. Havingdescribed my invention, I claim:

1. A face shield comprising a nose protecting portion adapted to overliethe nose of the wearer,

a brow protecting portion adapted to overlie a.

portion of the brow of the wearer, loop means on said nose protectingportion and tongue means on said browl portion adapted to overlie saidnii-"se protecting portion and to cooperate with said loop means forattaching said face shield to an ophthalmic mounting.

2. A face shield comprising a nose protecting portion adapted to overliethe ncsa of the wearer, a brow protecting portion adapted to overlie thebrow of the wearer, loop means on said nose protecting portion, tonguemeans on said brow portion adapted to overlie said nose protectingportion and to cooperate with said loop means to provide attaching meansfor attaching said face shield to an ophthalmic mounting, said noseprotecting portion having ilared portions adapted to lie between theface of the wearer and parts 'of said ophthalmic mounting.

3. A device of the character described comprising sheet-like flexiblematerial shaped to provide a nose shield portion adapted to overlie thenose of a wearer. a brow shield portion adjacent one end of the noseshield portion of greater width than said nose shield portion, said browshield portion being folded to position in superimposed relation witheach other, means .for securing said superimposed portions together,

' means'thereon and said brow shield portion having attachment meansadapted to be connected with the attachment means on the nose shieldportion for attaching said device to van ophthalmic mounting and. withsaid devicehaving portions adapted to lie between the face of the wearerand partsof the said mounting.

4. A device of the character. described for use with an ophthalmicmounting having a bridge portion comprising a shield portion adapted to.overlie the nose of the wearer, a brow protecting portion adaptedto-overlie a portion of the,

brow of the wearer, said device having normally superimposed portionsadapted to ovelie the opposed sides of the bridge portion andinterconnecting means' on said superimposed portions for securing saiddevice to the ophthalmic mounting .and for supporting said nose portionand brow portionin ophthalmic mounting.

5. A device of the character described for use with an ophthalmicmounting having a bridge portion comprising a shield portion adapted toproper relation with the overlie the nose of the wearer, a browprotecting portion adapted to overlie a portion of the brow of thewearer, said 'device having normally superimposed portions adapted tooverlie the opposed sides of the bridge portion and interconnectingmeans on said superimposed portions for securing said device to theophthalmic mounting andv for supporting said nose portion and browportion in proper relation with the ophthalmic mounting, said noseshield portion having sidewisedelected portions lying beneath adjacentparts of the mounting and shielding said parts from the face of thewearer.

GEORGE H. SCHAUWEKER.

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